Bashar Murad upstaged Eurovision controversy, singing Nina Simone in Brussels as a Palestinian voice for freedom and equality. Palestinian singer-songwriter, East Jerusalem-based.
Bulgaria has won the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna with Dara's 'Bangaranga' on 17 May; Israel's Noam Bettan has finished second with 'Michelle', taking 343 points to Bulgaria's 516. The final has followed weeks of protests, five broadcaster boycotts and tightened voting rules after concerns about disproportionate promotion.